What we store · Hardware Wallets & Seed Phrases
Cold Storage for Hardware Wallets & Seed Phrases
A seed phrase is a bearer instrument. Whoever reads it owns the wallet. It is also a piece of paper or a steel plate, which means it is subject to fire, flood, and being found.
Private, by appointment. No account relationship required to visit.
40+
Years in operation since 1983
Zero
Security incidents on record
9R
Highest UL vault rating available
250+
MPH — Category 5 hurricane rated
Why this matters
The risk you are actually carrying
Self-custody moves the entire risk onto physical security, and most people solve it with a drawer or a home safe. Both fail the two tests that matter: they can be found by anyone in the house, and they can be taken from you under duress.
Why clients store hardware wallets & seed phrases here
- Off-site storage defeats the "$5 wrench" problem — you cannot hand over what you cannot reach.
- Airtight and waterproof seal protects steel backup plates and paper alike.
- No staff member can open a client box unilaterally.
- Split-custody setups are straightforward: hold one share here and one elsewhere.
Coverage
How this is insured
Be clear about this one. A hardware wallet holds no coverage in any conventional sense — a homeowner's policy does not schedule digital assets, and losing a seed phrase is not an insured peril in the way a fire is. What you are protecting is a physical object whose loss is total and final. There is no issuer to call, no chargeback and no reissue. That asymmetry is the entire argument for treating a seed backup like a bearer instrument.
Succession
What happens to it in an estate
This is the asset class that most often dies with its owner, and the reason is structural rather than careless. Good operational security and good estate planning point in opposite directions: the safer you make the seed from everyone else, the safer you make it from your executor. Under Florida's fiduciary access law a personal representative may have authority over digital assets and still be unable to act, because authority is not the same as possession of the phrase. Plan the handover explicitly, in writing, before it is needed.
Which box size fits
A 3×5×24 is more than enough for wallets, plates, and a written recovery procedure. Many clients take the smallest box purely for this.
Common questions
- Can staff see what is in my box?
- No. Boxes are private, and no staff member can open one alone.
- Should I split my seed across two locations?
- Many clients do. A vault box is a strong second location precisely because access is logged and controlled.
- Is a small box really enough?
- For wallets and plates, yes. The entry box is the most common choice for this use.
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Serving clients across Broward County
Store your hardware wallets & seed phrases where it cannot be reached.
Tours are private and by appointment. You will see the vault door, the man-trap entry, and the box sizes in person. No account relationship is required to visit.